Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Summer of Soul lead the nominations for the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards with four nominations, followed by Jessica Beshir with Faya Dayi and Nicholas Bruckman with Not Going Quietly each with three nominations.
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‘Summer of Soul’ ‘Faya Dayi’ ‘Not Going Quietly’ Lead 37th IDA Documentary Awards Nominations
‘Summer of Soul’ ‘Faya Dayi’ ‘Not Going Quietly’ – 37th IDA Documentary Awards Nominations
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‘Drive My Car’ Wins Best Film at 2021 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Drive My Car by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Drive My Car by director Ryusuke Hamaguchi won the award for Best Feature Film at the 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, along with Best Screenplay for Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Oe Takamasa.
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Summer of Soul Sweeps 6th Critics Choice Documentary Awards + Named Best Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) was the big winner at the sixth Critics Choice Documentary Awards winning in every category in which it was nominated, including the award for Best Documentary Feature, as well as Best Director (TIE), Best First Documentary Feature, Best Editing, Best Archival Documentary and Best Music Documentary.
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SFFILM to Honor Jane Campion, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Oscar Isaac
SFFILM 2021 Honors (Left to Right: Director: Jane Campion (Photo Credit: Grant Matthews), Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green (Photo Credit: Chiabella James/C.B.J. Photography), Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal, (Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole), Actor: Oscar Isaac Jon Kopaloff (Photo Credit: FilmMagic) Jane Campion, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Oscar Isaac will be honored at the annual 2021 SFFILM Awards Night, for exemplary achievement in film craft. This year’s celebration will take place on Monday, December 6 at San Francisco’s YBCA Forum.
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FLEE and SUMMER OF SOUL Lead 2022 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
Flee and Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) The animated documentary Flee from Danish/French filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen lead the nominations for the 15th Cinema Eye Honors awards with seven nominations, including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Direction.
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Filmmaker Kathleen Collins to Receive Posthumous Icon Tribute at 2021 Gotham Awards
Kathleen Collins and Ronald Gray on the set of Losing Ground. Courtesy of Milestone Films and Gary Bolling. Photo by Gary Bolling. Poet, playwright, writer, filmmaker, director, civil rights activist, and educator Kathleen Collins will receive the inaugural Icon Tribute posthumously during the 2021 Gotham Awards Ceremony. Nina Lorez Collins will accept the inaugural Gotham Icon Tribute on behalf of her mother.
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QUO VADIS, AIDA?, THE FATHER and TITANE Lead European Film Awards Nominations 2021
Quo Vadis, Aida?, The Father and Titane The European Film Academy announced the nominations for the 34th European Film Awards with Quo Vadis, Aida?, The Father and Titane leading with multiple nominations including for European Director 2021 and European Film 2021. Also nominated for Best European Film 2021 are Compartment No. 6 and The Hand of God. The winners will be presented during the awards ceremony on December 11, in Berlin.
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Kristen Stewart to Receive Spotlight Award, Actress at Palm Springs International Film Awards
Spencer starring Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart will receive the Spotlight Award, Actress for her performance in Spencer at the Palm Springs International Film Awards on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the Palm Springs International Film Festival running through January 17, 2022.
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Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast Leads Nominations for 2021 British Independent Film Awards
Belfast directed by Kenneth Branagh Belfast, Kenneth Branagh’s moving autobiographical tale of life as a young boy in Belfast in 1969 in the midst of the Troubles, lead the nominations for the 2021 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) with 11 nominations, including a Best Actress nomination for Caitríona Balfe, Best Supporting Actress for Judi Dench, Best Supporting Actor for Ciarán Hinds and a Breakthrough Performance nomination for newcomer Jude Hill.
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UNCLENCHING THE FISTS is Russia’s Oscar Entry for Best International Feature Film at 94th Academy Awards
Unclenching the Fists directed by Kira Kovlaneko Russia has selected Kira Kovlaneko’s Unclenching the Fists as its Official Submission for Best International Feature Film for the 94th Academy Awards. Unclenching the Fists had its World Premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prize in Un Certain Regard.
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FLEE Selected as Danish Oscar Entry for Best International Feature Film
Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ‘Flee’ which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival has been selected as Denmark’s contender in the International Feature Film category for the 2022 Academy Awards. The animated documentary film will be released in the US on December 3.
